359: More beasts bully less beasts

The moment the golden light and black light made contact, the black light flew backward at a speed far exceeding its approach.

Although Zahary had a huge advantage in size, he had no chance to resist Lin Tianwei's absolute power and was sent flying backward.

Not only that, but Zahary's body rapidly disintegrated as he flew backward.

That was because his body was simply not strong enough to withstand Lin Tianwei's terrifying attack.

The seemingly indestructible black light was no match for the vast starlight gathered on Lin Tianwei's claw; it shattered upon impact.

Feeling the terrifying force coming from behind him, Zahary's expression instantly changed.

The opponent had been holding back; he hadn't used his full strength before, and with such terrifying power, Zahary couldn't possibly withstand it.

Zahary, as expected of a strong individual who had experienced countless battles, instantly assessed the situation before him.

A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes, and he directly abandoned defense for offense, guiding all of his Power of Destruction to attack Lin Tianwei.

The moment Lin Tianwei attacked him was also his best opportunity to attack Lin Tianwei.

Especially when facing a Cosmic Beast with such terrifying Speed, trading injuries was a completely acceptable tactic.

Thinking this, Zahary directly used his physical body to withstand Lin Tianwei's attack.

Furthermore, while Lin Tianwei's claw had not yet been withdrawn from his body, he guided the Power of Destruction to form a black long snake, which coiled around Lin Tianwei's claw like a maggot to a bone.

He launched a frenzied assault on Lin Tianwei, continuously gnawing at Lin Tianwei's right claw.

He also continuously moved and climbed, attempting to use the right claw as a medium to attack Lin Tianwei's body.

This is the disadvantage of warriors, especially those without long weapons; in close-quarters combat, even with an advantage, physical contact with the enemy is unavoidable, and some openings for attack will inevitably be left.

However, Zahary vastly overestimated his own strength; how could Lin Tianwei's claw be an attack he could withstand?

Zahary felt as if he had been hit by a star, and he flew backward rapidly.

His body, like fragile porcelain, began to crack, with the wound as its core.

Lin Tianwei had severely wounded him with just one strike.

Despite being severely wounded, Zahary showed no panic; instead, he laughed maniacally, saying:

"What a foolish beast, to dare touch the Power of Destruction with your physical body. Only a tragic end of being devoured by the Power of Destruction awaits you."

"Don't look at my injuries; I still have teammates. I will be saved, I will survive."

"And you? Only death awaits you."

Many beasts bullying few beasts.

He wasn't fighting alone.

Lin Tianwei would die, but he would be saved!

Thinking this, Zahary shouted, "Thorne, save me quickly."

"There's no need to worry about this Cosmic Beast for now; just wait for him to be slowly corroded by the Power of Destruction."

The Power of Destruction was Zahary's signature Talent, famous even throughout the Extremely Cold Universe.

A Cosmic Beast entangled by it would suffer either impaired strength or be directly devoured by the Power of Destruction.

This was why Zahary was so confident.

In his opinion, Lin Tianwei was no different from a dead beast at this moment.

Next was his time to reap the fruits of victory!

Facing the verbose Zahary, Lin Tianwei angrily shouted, "Noisy."

He was hit by him and still wanted to live; how naive was the opponent?

Talent: Time Acceleration (Transcendent)!

Talent: Speed Burst (King)!

Lin Tianwei exerted force again, striking later but arriving earlier, actually catching up to the flying Zahary with terrifying Speed.

As Zahary's expression gradually shifted from ecstasy to horror, Lin Tianwei lunged with another claw.

However, this time Zahary wasn't so lucky.

Already injured, he was directly killed by Lin Tianwei's single blow, becoming the first Cosmic Beast to fall at Lin Tianwei's hands in the decisive battle.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for killing a new target."

"Ding, Talent extraction successful. Host has acquired Talent: Power of Destruction (Transcendent)."

"Ding, please confirm whether to use this Talent."

"Power of Destruction (Transcendent): A Transcendent-level Talent, containing the power of the Laws of Destruction, capable of destroying everything when powerful enough."

Lin Tianwei's strength was originally not inferior to Zahary's, his claw attacks were insidious, and with the added bonus of a sneak attack, he managed to kill Zahary in just two strikes.

He even extracted Zahary's most powerful Talent, granting himself the Talent to use the Power of Destruction.

For such a Talent, which sounded formidable just from its description, Lin Tianwei naturally chose to use it without hesitation.

Without time to savor the power from the Talent: Power of Destruction (Transcendent), Lin Tianwei's Speed Burst again, narrowly avoiding Thorne's attack.

Taking advantage of the moment Lin Tianwei killed Zahary, Thorne also caught up and quickly unleashed a series of fatal blows on Lin Tianwei with his scythe-like arms.

A slash from the left, a slash from the right!

Thorne was incredibly Agile, and his attack Speed was even faster than Zahary's, swinging hundreds of times in a short period.

Every strike tore through the air, carrying power sufficient to destroy everything, fiercely slashing towards Lin Tianwei.

In particular, Lin Tianwei's tiger head was Thorne's primary target; his previous shouts in the channel were not a joke.

Taking Lin Tianwei's tiger head was what he urgently needed to do.

Capturing alive? Having such a thought when facing an enemy means you've already lost half the battle.

The enemy isn't some weakling; having such ridiculous thoughts will only lead to being killed, just like Zahary.

As Thorne attacked, the sound of tearing air continuously echoed; it was a force capable of cutting through everything, and its Speed was in no way inferior to Lin Tianwei's.

Talent: Time Deceleration (Transcendent)!

At such a critical moment, Lin Tianwei no longer bothered to hide his strength and directly activated the Time Deceleration Talent.

Under the effect of Talent: Time Deceleration (Transcendent), Thorne's attack rhythm, which was originally as fast as lightning, suddenly slowed, giving the already extremely fast Lin Tianwei ample time to dodge.

When Thorne recovered, he found that Lin Tianwei's figure was long gone from the vicinity; he had merely been performing an awkward dual-sword dance for everyone.

However, no one dared to blame Thorne.

Because it wasn't that his attack wasn't strong or fast enough; it was simply that the Talent Lin Tianwei possessed, Time Deceleration (Transcendent), was too heaven-defying.

If Thorne hadn't been powerful, Lin Tianwei could have killed him in the brief moment of deceleration alone.

Talent: Stealth (Transcendent)!

The yellow lightning once again vanished into the dark and deep universe, leaving the Cosmic Beasts, who had finally managed to surround him, staring at each other in confusion.

How could such a large Cosmic Beast suddenly disappear?

"Stealth-type Talent!" Bennett shouted, "Beware of sneak attacks; the target possesses a Stealth-type Talent, and its level is not low."

However, Bennett's warning did not receive gratitude from the other Cosmic Beasts; instead, he was mocked, with one saying:

"Bennett, you truly are utterly foolish."

"Beware of sneak attacks? Beware of one Cosmic Beast ambushing dozens of us Cosmic Beasts? What kind of fantasy is this?"

"No matter how well he hides, he cannot disappear into thin air when space has already been sealed."

"As long as we gradually shrink the encirclement, he will eventually reveal his true form."

The Cosmic Beast who spoke was named Felix. Her strength was also Cosmic Level Nine, but her specialized Talent was a perception-type Talent, which was why she mocked them so fearlessly.

After all, she wasn't afraid of Lin Tianwei's sneak attack.

Naturally prone to arguing with other beasts, she wouldn't miss such a good opportunity. She immediately looked at Thorne beside her with disdain, saying:

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, Thorne, you're truly amazing."

"You pretended not to hear your friend's cry for help, only focusing on attacking the target. You really know how to seize an opportunity."

"No way, no way, there can't really be a Cosmic Beast who would sacrifice his friend for a bit of loot, right?"

Provoked by Felix, Thorne's face instantly turned ashen.

In fact, he had actually had a chance to save Zahary from Lin Tianwei's claws earlier.

However, between seizing the opportunity to attack Lin Tianwei for greater personal gain and saving his friend, he resolutely chose to seize the opportunity to attack Lin Tianwei.

His choice was undoubtedly correct, as even if he had intervened, it would have been impossible to truly save Zahary.

Saving a beast from Lin Tianwei's grasp? That was an utterly impossible feat.

However, the fact remained that he had chosen to be indifferent to his friend's cry for help, instantly plunging himself into a crisis of trust.

Thorne regretted it immensely.

However, it wasn't that he regretted abandoning Zahary, but rather that he regretted not successfully ambushing Lin Tianwei and letting the opponent escape with some strange ability.

Thinking this, Thorne decided to try and salvage the situation, saying, "It's not that I didn't want to save him, but that I couldn't."

"Killing Zahary in two claw strikes—I believe you all understand the extent of that attack."

"My intervention would have been meaningless."

"Since that's the case, why shouldn't I seize the attack opportunity Zahary created for me?"

"If I can successfully kill the target, I will return an additional one percent of the spoils of war to Zahary's clansmen. That is what I, as a friend, should do."

Felix scoffed at Thorne's explanation, saying, "Spin it, keep spinning it."

"Ask your conscience if you truly believe such nonsense."

"Oh, I apologize, I forgot you don't have a conscience, after all, you are a Cosmic Beast who stands by and watches others die."

Felix's words were utterly infuriating, yet Thorne couldn't refute them, his face contorted in discomfort.

Just then, Filiche spoke up, helping Thorne out of his predicament, saying, "Felix, quiet down."

"If I were you, I would use my power to diligently sense the target's presence, rather than making sarcastic remarks here."

Although Felix was prone to arguing with everyone, even she dared not be disrespectful in the slightest when facing Filiche, who was in charge of Miguel. She said:

"Respected Mr. Filiche, I am very sorry. Please forgive my rudeness."

"However, I think we can put aside sensing the target for now. We just need to wait patiently, and he will reveal himself."

"I must admit, although Zahary was useless, the only Cosmic Level Nine Cosmic Beast among us to die."

"But his strength was still barely commendable."

"Especially that terrifying Power of Destruction, which even Thorne feared immensely."

"The target has already been entangled by Zahary's Power of Destruction; he is now in a precarious situation. The longer we drag this out, the more advantageous it is for us."

"I believe he must be troubled by that terrifying Power of Destruction right now."

Felix said this with a confident expression, clearly convinced of her own assertion.

In fact, most Cosmic Beasts shared similar thoughts, which was why they leisurely remained there, not rushing to act.

After a moment of contemplation, Filiche seemed to agree with Felix's statement and ultimately said nothing more.

A group of Cosmic Beasts thus waited patiently, like hunters waiting for prey, for the moment Lin Tianwei would be devoured by the Power of Destruction and forced to reveal himself.

As for Lin Tianwei?

With his excellent hearing, he naturally heard every word uttered by all the Cosmic Beasts present.

However, he found the Power of Destruction, which was docilely and fawningly wrapped around his right claw, rather strange.

These people planned to wait for the Power of Destruction to devour him; they would probably wait until the universe's end without it happening.

The Power of Destruction might be like a maggot in the bone, a gut-wrenching poison, for other Cosmic Beasts.

But for Lin Tianwei, who also possessed the Talent: Power of Destruction (Transcendent), it was not such a difficult entity to deal with.

In fact, after Zahary's death, these Powers of Destruction were masterless and could be easily tamed by Lin Tianwei.

At this moment, the Power of Destruction was not only not attacking Lin Tianwei, but had instead become an aid to Lin Tianwei's attacks.

The Lin Tianwei they imagined to be in a terrible state was, in fact, doing exceptionally well.

The reason he hadn't directly attacked these Cosmic Beasts wasn't out of fear of their overwhelming numbers, but simply because Lin Tianwei was pondering the source of the Danger.

Although he had only briefly encountered Zahary and Thorne, Lin Tianwei had a general understanding of these Cosmic Beasts' strength.

They generally possessed Cosmic Level Nine strength, which was considered top-tier in the Extremely Cold Universe, and each had their own powerful unique Talent.

If a real battle were to ensue, Lin Tianwei would find it difficult to gain an advantage.

However, if it were only this, the warning given by Talent: Danger Perception would be a bit too much of an overreaction.

These Cosmic Beasts before him were simply not enough to threaten his life.

In fact, if they intended to get into a drawn-out fight with Lin Tianwei, they would be the ones facing total annihilation.

After all, Lin Tianwei's stamina was also top-notch.

The series of actions to quickly kill Zahary seemed extremely time-consuming, but in reality, it consumed less than 0.1% of Lin Tianwei's energy.

Even without considering Lin Tianwei's stamina recovery effects, he could kill these Cosmic Beasts ten times over.

Perhaps one of these Cosmic Beasts possessed an incredibly powerful Talent, a Talent strong enough to kill him.

Due to limited information, Lin Tianwei could only draw this conclusion for now.

Thinking this, Lin Tianwei once again looked at the confident Cosmic Beasts before him.

It seemed he would have to continue probing to figure out what trump cards the opponent truly possessed.

Thinking this, Lin Tianwei's gaze fell upon Felix.

He wasn't targeting anyone in particular; he just found Felix a bit too noisy.